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Which condition is most likely induced by salicylate poisoning?

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Answer: Hyperventilation

Hyperventilation is when the lungs remove carbon dioxide faster than it is produced by cellular metabolism causing the person to breath faster.
Salicylate poisoning can result in excess carbon dioxide production, which causes hyperventilation.
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